The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1887-01-07

read the lRiBuN'~ and is Mr.. Toole pes.
tered much with office. seekcrse IL 40 /
can give him useful recent which
have sto'en from the Pttsburg Distatch
and which deserves additional circulation,
! ne story, runs in this wise:--A,trney
General Cassidy sitting in his Office 4
man enters-ttroduces himself. Mr.,
Cassidy, believe that i'll can secure the
favor Of your influence"
"What faYor?" Interrupted Mr.. Cassidy,
staring at the man. >.
There Is. d vacancy up at the capitol
!. what capitol:' Mr.. Cassidy again in.
terrupted.
I "Why," calculated the man, catching his
breath, ".he state-capitol-."
"What, state?~
BY this time the callers eyes were be.
ginning to bulge out ON his cheeks, and his
;stonishnent was increased by the wild
stare of Mr.. Cassidy .You misappre.
hend me, guess" he began, and he SHIFT.
cd his chair closer.
What sguess:".
II guess YOU are crazy" said the man,
warming up, land ri not trouble YOU.
Good morning"
"What morning:" whispered Mr.. Cassi.
dy, as II his energies were completely ex.
hausted.
"l'ou so to the ID, will you: guess
yon haven't got any influence anyhow
"What--' But the man slammed the
door after him and didn't hear the roar of
laughter that followed his departure.
do not feel that this letter would be
worthy Of place in the columns Of the
TRIBUNE, were to omit the information
that "Col. Cracker" of whom bare men.
ton was made in a previous letter, is at
present in possession of Judge" Ms over.
coat. 'ris rumorcd that the "Judge"
loaned the coat to the Colonel" for an
hour or SO only-and that the Colonel"
has qersistently and stoutly refused to give
1t up, on the grounds that "the weather is
cold, sir, and the overcoat l ordered from
New York has not arrived.' The 'Judge'
is indignant, justly indignant, and has
spoken in plain terms of the "Colonel,'
who in turn threatens to call Judge NJ.
out, II the latter "persis,s in his overcoa,
talk" This may end in Il duel, for Col
"Cracker' is a man OF "honor,' and is
moreover, from kentuck y-"the dark and
Ilnr,t,- ,rr<n,r} ~ I ir,;% 1,,l
and conscientious correspondent, to keep
the TRIBUNE property posted in This inter.
c>ting matter.
The thieves are busy in town. The bar
rooms and kindred plac are flouri,hng
like green bay trees, and the devil dressed
in all kinds of fantastic tisgni>e>, is having
a-devil. of:a time, as his majesty invariably
does at this time Of the year. If Congress
ever helped the morals Of this city it must
have been before my day long before my
dav-o,. the TRlnl>E', either, for lha,
matter. The Congress has adjourned from
Dec. -, until January I.
N'es, Christmas is coming, sure enough,
with the New Year clos. upon its heels.
for the Old Near is diving very ta>t-yerv
fast indeed.
"lIow hard he b,tathes' over the snow
heard Just nov the growing cock.
Tn s,;,.0w, flicker TO AND tro
he cricket cuirD>: the light burns low:
lis nearly twelve o'Ciolk.'
In TRUTH It's hard OH q 'htt hour, 50
will make haste 10 tie un my "undir OF
tribes, Hnl say goodnight t. the THlMl'>;F.
throw open tho stove 4: o., look in ut the
glowing coois, and "down bv the hollow
in ti:c tlarr.' sec big thing, in store tti
Dillon. | see 4 saucv, 'u>'l!''y, active iii.
tie town, growing, Widening, increasing
in population, wealth and importance:
coming boldly to the front, marching "ilh
rapid strides, and leaving many an older
town of the Great West far behind.
"Down by the hollow in the nare,' >>e
the TR1BvNE too. Its flag is floating dc.
family to the western breeze: with success
written all over its toas see it. telling
the truth, and laboriny for the good o! all
-cramned full Of bright advertisements
newsy, active, vigorous, healthy; with a
wide field Of future usefulness before it.
Dillon and the TRIBUNE are dancing a
regular horn.pipc "dovn by the hollow in
the t'are," making thing, lively over the
bright and glowing prospect Tor the future;
so close the stove door. leave them 20
their revels, and say goodnight mixed with !
wishes for 4 happy New Year to all.
"CLEKlrt> ,